The Effect of Yoga on Labour and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06897072

GO 2024/838

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of yoga on mode of delivery preference, labour satisfaction and neonatal outcomes. This study was planned as a randomised controlled experimental study. The population of the study will consist of pregnant women who apply to the childbirth preparation classes of the institutions affiliated to the Bucak District Health Directorate, who meet the inclusion criteria and accept to participate in the study. The sample of the study; It will consist of pregnant women who apply for pregnancy follow-up to the birth preparation class determined between the dates of the study (15.01.2025 - 30.04.2025), who meet the criteria for admission to the study and who accept the study. The sample number was calculated by performing power analysis with the G power programme (19) and taking a study as a reference (20). According to the power analysis, the sample size was determined as 80 people (40 experimental, 40 control) to reach 95% power with an effect size of 0.8 and a 5% margin of error.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being a woman
• who had a gestational week over than 26-28

Exclusion criteria

• who did not accept to participate in the study,
• who were diagnosed with risky pregnancy,
• who were illiterate,
• who had systemic disease and mental problems requiring treatment, who had a gestational week less than 26-28, and
• who had communication and language problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

It was planned to exclude those who did not accept to participate in the study, who were diagnosed with risky pregnancy, who were illiterate, who had systemic disease and mental problems requiring treatment, who had a gestational week less than 26-28, and who had communication and language problems. After the sampling is completed, the aims of the study will be explained to all pregnant women and they will be included in the study if they are satisfied. Participants in the experimental group will start the first pregnancy yoga session between the 26th and 28th weeks of pregnancy and attend the last session at the 37th week of pregnancy. They will practice yoga twice a week (each session lasting 75 minutes) in childbirth preparation classes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive the routine antenatal care that all pregnant women receive.